Anchor



A. B. CHANCE.

ANCHOR.

Patnted July 19, 1921.

Alla? .B C'kar zce 1 UNITED STATES.

ALBEB'I B. CHANCK-OF CEN 'TBALIA, MISSOURI.

ANCHOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July '19, 1921.

Application filed July 26, 1917. Serial No. 182,947.

To all whom it may cmwern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT 'B. CHANGE, a citizen of the United States of America, residin at Centralia, in the county of Boone and tate of Missouri,-have invented a new and useful Anchor, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, illustrating the preferred form of the invention. '5 My invention relates to land anchors, used for various urposes suchas guying telephone and 0t er poles, smoke stacks, etc.

The principal objects of my invention are, to rovide improvedlconstructions in land anc. ors, as herein setforth; to provide an improved anchor rod, as herein set. forth; and to provide an improved. installin and removing tool for the anchor plate, as erein set forth. a

Other objects will be apparent from the following specification.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating the preferred form of my invention, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation showing the anchor of the invention installed in the earth, the anchor plate being shown in longitudinal cross-seotion; Fig. 2 view of the anchor plate and rod, taken the same as in Fig. 1, the anchor plate being shown in longitudinal cross-section; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the front side of my improved anchor plate; Fig- 4 is a perspective view of the re r side of my improve anchor plate; Fig. .is a transverse cross-sectional view of the anchor plate of Figs. 3 and 4, taken on planeA A of Fig. 3; Fig. 6-is an elevation of my im 'roved anchor rod; and Fig. 7 is an elevation of my improved instailing and removin rod or tool.

Like characters re or to like parts in the several figures.

In the referred form of my invention, the anchor p atel, referably a malleable iron casting, is provi ed on the front face thereof with a transverse rib 2, arched as shown at 3, the ends of the arch 3 being extended as longitudinal ribs 4 4 which diverge as shown at 5 5 and extend to the lower end of the plate 1. The upper end of the arch 3 has a rib portion 6 connecting it with the the plate 1 fonstrength. The longitudinal edges of the plate 1 are preferably thickened as at 7' to provide greater strength and rigidity in the plate. The plate 1 is provided with an opening 8 therethrough' be longitudinal ribs 15 is an enlarged body of tween the ribs 5 5 and 4 4 as shown, the portion oftheopening between the ribs 4 4 bemg more in the form of a slot 9 adapted to accommodate the anchor rod. The inner surface of the arched portion 3 is preferably tapered as shown at 10, Fig. 2, so as to accommodate the anchor rod 11 if the plate 1 and rod '11 form an angle with each other less than 90' degrees when cooperating as shown in Fig. 2. -When the anchor'is installed as shown in Fig. 1, the ribs, 2, 2, 3, 4,

4, 5, 5 and 6 cut intothe earth and thereby hold the anchor plate 1 a ainst lateral movement in all directions. he edges 7 7 also cut into the earth and help hold the plate 1 m lace. I Y

e rear face of the plate 1 is provided with transverse ribs 12, 13, 13 and 14, and 15 forming an arch 16' referably as shown. The r bs 15 15 are a so extended as diverging ribs 17 17 to the transverse rib, 12. Ribs 18 18, which diverge toward the lower end of the plate 1, extend from the respective transverse ribs 13 13 to the transverse rib' 14 preferably as shown,- these ribs 18 18 in reality being continuations of ribs 5 5 on the opposite side of the plate -1 and slopin toward each other as shown in Fig. 5. %ortions of the inner walls of the longitudinal ribs 15 15 are cut away as shown in Fig. 4, to provide inclined surfaces 19 19 down with each other (1 which the head 20 of the anchor rod 11 slides when the anchor i's' 'being installed, the head 20 finally resting "on the flat ledge 21 formed at the termination of the inclined surfaces 19 19 and arched inside of the arched. portion 16- around the end of the slot 9.

All of the ribs provided on the front and rear of the anchor plate 1 give great strength tothe plate, besides serving other useful.

urposes in the installation of the anchor as will be herein more fully described.

The upper end of the anchor plate 1 is provided with a hole 22, a notch 23, and a rojec'tion 24, to cooperate with the installmg and removing tool ,shown in Fig. 7., as

fully described.

will be herein more The anchor rod 11, preferably an iron rod, is provided with a drop-forged, eye 25 at its upper end, and a drop-forgedhead 20 at its lower end, the eye portion 25 being reinforced on top as shown at 26 to prevent injury thereto in driving the rod 11 into the earth. The head 20 is pointed at 28 and rounded off at 27 so that theportion 27 forms a ball-and-socket joint with the portion 21 of the anchor plate 1, as shown in Fig. 2, thereby insuring a good bearin between the plate 1 and the head 20 0 the rod ,11 at whatever angle approximating 9O degreesthe plate 1 may be installed relatively to the rod 11.

The installing tool shown in Fig. 7 comprises a handle portion 29 to the end of which is attached a cast-iron portion 30 having a V-shaped web-portion 31 adapted to fit into the notch 23 in the plate 1 and a stalled, as with the projection 24 the tool 30 must always be engaged against the rear side or underneath side of the plate 1 and not a ainst the front side or top side thereof, w en attaching the plate '1 to the tool 30. The tool 30 is also provided with a hook 33 thereon'to be hooked into the hole 22 in the plate 1 for removing the plate 1 from the hole in the earth when desired. 1 The anchor is installed in the earth as folows: First a hole 34 is bored into the earth at substantially right-angles to the line of strain. Then the anchor rod 11 is driven into the earth to meetthe hole 34 as shown in Fig. 1, in substantially the line of strain, the head 20 of the rod 11 extending out into the hole 34.; Then the anchor plate 1 is attached to the installing tool 30 as hereinbefore described, the plate'l being then let down into the hole 34 for engagement with the rod 11 by meansof thetool 30. In attaching the plate 1 to the rod 11, the point 28 of the rod 11 may first; engage the surface 35 of plate 1 between the. ribs 5 5, the conver ing ribs 5 5 then guiding the point 28 of t e'rod to and through the-opening 8 in the plate 1 as the plate 1 is let downfarther into the hole 34 and pressed a ainst the upper wall of the hole 34. From this position the head 20 of the rod 11 slides freely past the upperends of the convergin struction and fina 1y slides freely down the inclined surfaces 19 19 to its final position against the surface 21, without obstruction, as the plate 1 'is -let still farther down into the hole 34, the converging ribs 18 18 guiding the head 20 of the rod 11 onto the inclined surfaces 1919 which in turn guide the head 20 to its proper position on the arched surface 21. With my improved construction -may be made or utilized ribs 18 18 without obf the guy strand is attached to the eye 25 of the rod 11, thetool 30 in the meantime being removed from the plate 1, and as the guy strand is put under a tensional 'strain the head 20 of the rod 11 is pulled up firmly against the surface 21 of the plate 1 and the ribs on the front or upper side of the plate 1 bury themselves in the earth as hereinbefore described. Now the hole 34 is tamped full of dirt, which completes the installation of the anchor.

My'improved anchor may be installed in various places and under various and diflicult conditions, such as on hill sides in various positions where it is impossible to install other anchors.

The design of the anchor rod illustrated in this ap lication, forms the subject-matter of my Unlted States Design PatentNo. 56,118,

which issued on Aug. 24, 1920, for design for anchor rods.

I do not-wish to limit this invention to all of the exact details of construction as herein set forth, as various modifications thereof without departing fro. the scope of the appended claims.

at I claim as my invention is:

1.- In an anchor of the character set forth, a concavo-convex anchor'plate having longitudinal ribs on the convex side thereof connected at one end byan arched rib portion and diverging at the other end toward the corners of one end of the plate, the plate being provided with an aperture therethrough between the said longitudinal ribs and be tween portions of the said diverging ribs, the said aperture being bordered on the concave side of the plate with longitudinal ribs connected at one end by an arched rib portion and diverging at the other end, the inner walls of the said longitudinal ribs and the said arched rib portion on the concave side of the plate being partially cut away to provide inclined surfaces along the longitudinal rib terminating in an arched surface within the said arched rib portion on the concave side of the plate, which arched sur-' ace lies in a plane substantially arallel with a plane including the lon itudinal edges of the plate, the inner wa of the arched rib portion on the convex side of the plate inclining away from the said aperture in the plate, and an anchor rod having a rounded head on one end thereof coiiperating with the said ribs and the said arched portions in the installation'of the anchor, the said rod extending through the said purposes substantially aperture, the said headforming a ball-andsocket connection with the said arched surface withinthe said arched rib portion on the con ave side of the plate, for purposes substan ially as set forth.

2. In an anchor of the character set forth, a concavo-convex anchor plate having lon itudinal ribs on the convex side thereof iverging at one end, the plate being provided with an aperture therethrough between the said longitudinal ribs and between portions of the said diverging ribs, the said aperture being bordered on the concave side of the plate with longitudinal ribs connected at one end by an arched rib portion and diver ing at the other end, the inner walls of t e said longitudinal ribs and the said arched rib portion on the concave side of the plate being partially cut away to provide inclined surfaces along the longitudinal ribs terminating in an arched surface within the said arched rib portion on the concave side of the plate, and an anchor rod having a rounded head on one end thereof cooperating with the said ribs and the said arched portions in the installation of the anchor, the said rod extendin through the said aperture, the said head i orming a ball-and-socket connection with the said arched surface within the said arched rib portion on the concave side of the'plate, for

as set forth. 3. In an anchor of the character set forth, a concavo-convex anchor plate having longitudinal ribs on the convex side t ereof connected at one end by a, rib portion and diverging at the other end, the plate being provided with an aperture therethrough between the said longitudinal ribs and between the said diverging rib portions, the said aperture being bordered on the concave side of the plate with longitudinal ribs connected at one epd by a rib portion and divergin at the 0 her end, the inner walls of the said longitudinal ribs onthe concave side of the plate being provided with inclined portions terminating .in a ledge at the narrow end of the""s'a1d aperture, and an anchor rod having a head thereon cooperating with the said ribs, the said inclined portions and the said ledge 1n the installation of the anchor, the said rod extending through the said aperture, the said head bearing on the said ledge when the anchor is fully installed, substantially as set forth.

4. In an anchor of the character set forth, an anchor plate "havln a longitudinallydisposed aperture theret rough widening toward one end of the plate, the said aperture being bordered along the sides thereof on each side of the plate with rib portions, the inner walls of the rib portions on one side of the plate bein provided with parallel inclined portions gorming an incllned track and terminating in a ledge at the narrow end of the said aperture, and an vanchor rod having a head thereon cooperating with the said rib portions the said inclined track and the said ledge in the installation of the anchor, the said rod extending through the said aperture, the said head bearing against the said ledge when the anchor is fully installed. I

5. In an anchor of the character set forth, an anchor plate having a longitudinallydisposed aperture therethrou h widening toward one end of the plate, r'b portions on one side of the plate bordering the sides of the said aperture, the said rib portions being provided with parallel inclined portions formin an inclined track and terminating in a le ge at the narrow end of the said aperture, and an anchor rod having a head thereon cooperating with the said inclined track and the said ledge in the installation of the anchor, the said rods extending through the said a erture, the said head bearing against the said ledge when the anchor is fully installed. I

6. In an anchor of the character set forth, an anchor plate having an aperture therethrough, parallel inclined portions on opposite sldes of the aperture forming an 1nclined track and terminating in a ledge at one end of the aperture, and an anchor rod having a head said inclined track and the said ledge in the installation of the anchor, the said rod extending through the said aperture, the said head bearing against the said ledge when the anchor is fully installed.

7. An anchor plate having longitudinal ribs on both sides thereof diverging at one end, the plate being provided with an aperture therethrough between the longitudinal ribs and the diverging portions thereof for accommodating an anchor rod,the longitudinal ribs on one side of the plate being provided with parallel inclined portions along the said aperture forming an inclined track for purposes substantially as set forth.

8. An anchor plate having longitudinal ribs on one sid thereof diver ing at one end, the plate being provided with an aperture therethrough between the said ribs and the diverging portions thereof for accommodating an anchor rod,the said ribs being provided with parallel inclined portions alon the said aperture forming an inclined trac for purposes substantially as set forth.

9. An anchor plate vided with an aperture therethroug tween the said ribs for accommodating an anchor rod, the said ribs beingprovided with parallel inclined portions along the said apertur forming an inclined track for purposes substantially as set forth.

10. The combination with an anchor rod thereon cooperating with the v having longitudinal I I ribs on one side thereof, the plate beingl pgoehaving an enlarged end, of an anchor plate subscribe m having an aperture therethrough and pro- 1917. vided with parallel inclined portions along opposite sides of the aperture forming an 3 inclined track for cooperating with the an- Witnesses chor rod in the installation of the anchor.

As inventor of the foregoing I hereunto y name, this 21 dayvof July,

ALBERT B. CHANCE. v

OWLAND. 

